The Wind-Curved Sandhills

Surah
Al-Ahqaf

حمٓ
١

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:2

تَنزِيلُ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ

مِنَ

ٱللَّهِ

ٱلۡعَزِيزِ

ٱلۡحَكِيمِ

The revelation of this Book is from Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:3

مَا

خَلَقۡنَا

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ

وَمَا

بَيۡنَهُمَآ

إِلَّا

بِٱلۡحَقِّ

وَأَجَلٖ

مُّسَمّٗىۚ

وَٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

عَمَّآ

أُنذِرُواْ

مُعۡرِضُونَ

We only created the heavens and the earth and everything in between for a purpose and an appointed term. Yet the disbelievers are turning away from what they have been warned about.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:4

قُلۡ

أَرَءَيۡتُم

مَّا

تَدۡعُونَ

مِن

دُونِ

ٱللَّهِ

أَرُونِي

مَاذَا

خَلَقُواْ

مِنَ

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

أَمۡ

لَهُمۡ

شِرۡكٞ

فِي

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِۖ

ٱئۡتُونِي

بِكِتَٰبٖ

مِّن

قَبۡلِ

هَٰذَآ

أَوۡ

أَثَٰرَةٖ

مِّنۡ

عِلۡمٍ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

صَٰدِقِينَ

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Have you considered whatever ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created on earth! Or do they have a share in ˹the creation of˺ the heavens? Bring me a scripture ˹revealed˺ before this ˹Quran˺ or a shred of knowledge, if what you say is true.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:5

وَمَنۡ

أَضَلُّ

مِمَّن

يَدۡعُواْ

مِن

دُونِ

ٱللَّهِ

مَن

لَّا

يَسۡتَجِيبُ

لَهُۥٓ

إِلَىٰ

يَوۡمِ

ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ

وَهُمۡ

عَن

دُعَآئِهِمۡ

غَٰفِلُونَ

And who could be more astray than those who call upon others besides Allah—˹others˺ that cannot respond to them until the Day of Judgment, and are ˹even˺ unaware of their calls?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:6

وَإِذَا

حُشِرَ

ٱلنَّاسُ

كَانُواْ

لَهُمۡ

أَعۡدَآءٗ

وَكَانُواْ

بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ

كَٰفِرِينَ

And when ˹such˺ people will be gathered together, those ˹gods˺ will be their enemies and will disown their worship.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:7

وَإِذَا

تُتۡلَىٰ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

ءَايَٰتُنَا

بَيِّنَٰتٖ

قَالَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

لِلۡحَقِّ

لَمَّا

جَآءَهُمۡ

هَٰذَا

سِحۡرٞ

مُّبِينٌ

Whenever Our clear revelations are recited to them, the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, “This is pure magic.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:8

أَمۡ

يَقُولُونَ

ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ

قُلۡ

إِنِ

ٱفۡتَرَيۡتُهُۥ

فَلَا

تَمۡلِكُونَ

لِي

مِنَ

ٱللَّهِ

شَيۡـًٔاۖ

هُوَ

أَعۡلَمُ

بِمَا

تُفِيضُونَ

فِيهِۚ

كَفَىٰ

بِهِۦ

شَهِيدَۢا

بَيۡنِي

وَبَيۡنَكُمۡۖ

وَهُوَ

ٱلۡغَفُورُ

ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Or do they say, “He¹ has fabricated this ˹Quran˺!”? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If I have done so, then there is nothing whatsoever you can do to save me from Allah. He knows best what ˹slurs˺ you indulge about it. Sufficient is He as a Witness between you and me. And He is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:9

قُلۡ

مَا

كُنتُ

بِدۡعٗا

مِّنَ

ٱلرُّسُلِ

وَمَآ

أَدۡرِي

مَا

يُفۡعَلُ

بِي

وَلَا

بِكُمۡۖ

إِنۡ

أَتَّبِعُ

إِلَّا

مَا

يُوحَىٰٓ

إِلَيَّ

وَمَآ

أَنَا۠

إِلَّا

نَذِيرٞ

مُّبِينٞ

Say, “I am not the first messenger ever sent, nor do I know what will happen to me or you. I only follow what is revealed to me. And I am only sent with a clear warning.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

46:10

قُلۡ

أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ

إِن

كَانَ

مِنۡ

عِندِ

ٱللَّهِ

وَكَفَرۡتُم

بِهِۦ

وَشَهِدَ

شَاهِدٞ

مِّنۢ

بَنِيٓ

إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

عَلَىٰ

مِثۡلِهِۦ

فَـَٔامَنَ

وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

لَا

يَهۡدِي

ٱلۡقَوۡمَ

ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

١٠

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Consider if this ˹Quran˺ is ˹truly˺ from Allah and you deny it, and a witness from the Children of Israel attests to it and then believes,¹ whereas you act arrogantly. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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